John Read — Elementary Textile Design and Fabric Structure

London, Edward Arnold & Co. 1931 . First edition. Cloth. First-edition prize copy from Wilts County Textile School of this instructive and engaging guide to weaving and fabric design. First edition.In publisher's original quarter-cloth binding with paper-backed boards.Prize copy. Presentation bookplate from Wilts County Textile School, Trowbridge, dated 1933-34. Two certificates tipped in, signed by the Chairman and Principal.Profusely illustrated throughout with useful diagrams, including twenty-eight plates.Intuitive guide for students of fabric structure and textile design. Featuring a range of fundamental weaves requiring one warp and one weft, particularly for use in cotton fabrics. Written by John Read, Head of the Textile Department at the Royal Technical College, Salford. In publisher's original quarter-cloth binding with paper-backed boards. Presentation bookplate to front free endpaper. Two certificates tipped in. Externally, smart with slight bumping and rubbing. Subtle discolouration to boards and loss of cloth to spine. Internally, firmly bound. Bright and clean with spotting heavier to first and last few pages. Very Good . Ill.: Not Stated. Very Good .